The Big Easy is making a big comeback. New Orleans has steadily won back some of the population it lost in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, according to a government report released Wednesday.
Marina Diaz knows each day could be her last when she leaves for school each morning.
Sitting in high school, math and history lessons never captured Danny Santos' imagination. The drug-fueled streets of the Texas-Mexico border provided his education, and he was an excellent student.
The Obama administration announced this week it is sending hundreds of federal agents and crime-fighting equipment to the Mexican border to try to make sure violence from Mexican drug cartels doesn't spill over into the U.S.
The body of a fugitive U.S. marshal has been found in the city of Juarez, Mexico, according to the U.S. Marshals Service -- the latest discovery in a wave of violence that has gripped towns along the U.S.-Mexican border in recent months.
The cell phone rang as Jorge Aguirre walked to a friend's funeral in Juarez, Mexico, last November -- a funeral for a fellow journalist who, Aguirre says, was assassinated for the critical stories he wrote.
While Congress is considering major spending requests for security along the Mexican border to help curb drug violence, others are proposing a less-expensive but, some say, dangerous solution: decriminalizing drugs.
A prison riot Wednesday in the troubled Mexican border town of Juarez left 20 dead and 15 wounded, an official said.
Jose Molinar knew something wasn't right. He hadn't heard from his wife for a few hours, which was not sitting well with him.
Ciudad Juarez was converted into a fortress as members of President Felipe Calderon's security cabinet met Wednesday in the border town to devise a strategy to combat narcotraffickers.
The Big Easy is making a big comeback. New Orleans has steadily won back some of the population it lost in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, according to a government report released Wednesday.
Marina Diaz knows each day could be her last when she leaves for school each morning.
Sitting in high school, math and history lessons never captured Danny Santos' imagination. The drug-fueled streets of the Texas-Mexico border provided his education, and he was an excellent student.
The Obama administration announced this week it is sending hundreds of federal agents and crime-fighting equipment to the Mexican border to try to make sure violence from Mexican drug cartels doesn't spill over into the U.S.
The body of a fugitive U.S. marshal has been found in the city of Juarez, Mexico, according to the U.S. Marshals Service -- the latest discovery in a wave of violence that has gripped towns along the U.S.-Mexican border in recent months.
The cell phone rang as Jorge Aguirre walked to a friend's funeral in Juarez, Mexico, last November -- a funeral for a fellow journalist who, Aguirre says, was assassinated for the critical stories he wrote.
While Congress is considering major spending requests for security along the Mexican border to help curb drug violence, others are proposing a less-expensive but, some say, dangerous solution: decriminalizing drugs.
A prison riot Wednesday in the troubled Mexican border town of Juarez left 20 dead and 15 wounded, an official said.
Jose Molinar knew something wasn't right. He hadn't heard from his wife for a few hours, which was not sitting well with him.
Ciudad Juarez was converted into a fortress as members of President Felipe Calderon's security cabinet met Wednesday in the border town to devise a strategy to combat narcotraffickers.
A mayor in Mexican President Felipe Calderon's home state was ambushed and killed by a group of heavily armed men as he returned to his house, news reports said.
Prices at the pump have edged up slightly over the past two weeks, bringing the national average close to $2.00, according to a survey published Sunday.
Two former U.S. Border Patrol agents -- whose cases became flashpoints in the controversy over border security -- were released early from prison Tuesday, one of their attorneys and a congressman said.
The average price for regular unleaded gasoline rose by nearly 12 cents in the past three weeks, marking the first increase in six months, according to a national survey released Sunday.
The U.S. average for gas prices dipped to $1.75 a gallon, a near five-year low, a national survey said Sunday.
As the faltering economy forces companies to cut back, employee perks are among the first things to go. And along with free coffee in the break room, the next thing your employer might axe is its contribution to your retirement savings plan. About 84% of companies in the U.S. offered employees a 401(k) match as of last year according to Watson Wyatt, a benefits consulting firm. But for cash strapped companies, reducing or eliminating the retirement contribution may be one way to cut back on costs during hard economic times. Frontier Airlines already announced that it was suspending its matching contributions to 401(k) plans earlier this year. Struggling automakers General Motors and Ford, as well as Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group and real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield also announced they would no longer be offering employer matches.
El Paso native Maria Ruiz knows firsthand how different life can be a mere 30-minute drive south of her Texas home.
"NO NO NO. Not just no, but HELL NO," writes Richard, a reader from Anchorage, Alaska.
The convoluted case of Luis Posada Carriles demonstrates a controversial double standard in America's war on terror
A Fort Bliss, Texas, soldier reported missing and possibly in danger was located by authorities Sunday after she was kidnapped and assaulted by her husband, El Paso, Texas, police said Monday.
A Fort Bliss soldier considered missing and endangered has been found hurt but alive, her sister said Monday
Dozens of Mexicans -- including police officers, businessmen, at least one prosecutor and a journalist -- are asking for political asylum in the U.S. in a desperate bid to escape an unprecedented wave of drug-related killings and kidnappings
Helicopters were bringing 2,000 Mexican troops into the U.S.-Mexican border city of Juarez on Friday to quell a wave of drug-related violence blamed for 200 deaths since January, the city's mayor said.
The Mexican government has ordered 2,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in response to a wave of drug-related violence that is blamed for 200 deaths since January, officials announced Thursday.
At least 15 military service members or their relatives are believed to have been infected with hepatitis by a nurse suspected of stealing their painkillers during surgery
At least 15 military service members or their relatives are believed to have been infected with hepatitis by a nurse suspected of stealing their painkillers
A sheriff's dispatcher says an explosion rocked an oil refinery in western Texas. At least one person was injured
We're entering a recession. That's what the power brokers in Washington and Wall Street have recently concluded. Or we will be soon. Or else it started a while ago and we're just now finding out. In any case, the pundits are gloomy, and the politicians all have plans. They trot out some scary numbers. But here's what I was wondering: How are American business owners really coping with all this confusion? What does the economy truly look like? Not when you're staring at a computer screen or studying survey results, but when you actually go someplace that's not a major media market (the farther from those places, the better) and you introduce yourself to a stranger and ask him how he's doing.
Dear FSB: I'm part-owner of our family business. Our goal is to expand and become a larger company. Do you know if there are grants that help small businesses grow? If so, whom do I contact? We have some debt, which has prevented us from expanding.
Gas prices rose a nickel during the past two weeks, to an average of $2.80 per gallon of self-serve regular, a national survey said Sunday.
Question: Nearly 40 years ago I bought a 1,000-ounce silver bar and carried it out of a Chicago bank vault. Now I want to sell it, but I don't know whom to sell it to, where to get a good price or how to transport it securely. Can you help? - Milton Taylor, El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Two Texas-El Paso players have been reinstated after the district attorney decided not to pursue felony charges against them in connection with a brawl outside a nightclub.
If you're the sensitive type of homeowner, you may want to skip the rest of this paragraph, which recounts the unrelentingly grim news about home prices. At least 42% of major housing markets are in decline, with some projected to fall by double digits over the next five years. One alarming sign: The National Association of Realtors has reversed its usually sunny outlook and is now predicting a 1% drop nationwide in existing home prices in 2007, the first such prediction in the four decades since NAR started tracking prices.
It took CNN Headline News anchor Thomas Roberts nearly 20 years to publicly admit he was sexually abused as a teenager. CNN.com asked readers what they think of Roberts' admission and if it would affect his career.
Question: My husband and I are trying very hard to get our finances in order and save for retirement. But just when we thought we'd be able to contribute the maximum $15,000 this year to my husband's 401(k) because he got a nice raise, we found out he is considered a "highly compensated employee."
The rich have gotten richer, at least when it comes to home prices, according to a study released Monday.
The Dow Jones industrial average surged to its highest level in six years Friday, after a weaker-than-expected April jobs report fanned hopes that the Federal Reserve's interest-rate hiking campaign can soon end.
I plan to retire in three years and expect to be able to live well from my retirement plan and other investments. I'm also thinking of paying off my mortgage early so I won't have a large house payment in retirement. But an adviser has suggested that I instead take out a home equity loan on my house and invest the loan proceeds in an insurance policy, which he says will accumulate cash value tax-free. Can you give a second opinion on this advice?
Gas prices shot up nearly 15 cents over the past two weeks to a national average of $2.50 per gallon of self-serve regular, according to a survey released Sunday.
When green streaks light up the night sky, the effect is otherworldly -- like some toxic spill from the International Space Station.
A U.S. military criminal investigation into the deaths of 15 Iraqi civilians last year includes a probe into how several children were killed, CNN learned Friday.
The U.S. military has opened a criminal investigation into the deaths last year of 15 Iraqi civilians in the western city of Haditha, several military sources told CNN.
A mechanic standing near a Boeing 737 at El Paso International Airport in Texas was sucked into one of the engines and killed Monday, officials said.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Roughly 12.5 percent of the U.S. population is living in poverty, according to data released recently from the Census Bureau.
President Bush will make stops in Arizona and Texas this week to address an issue that has divided some members of his own Republican Party -- illegal immigration.
Light, scattered snow fell across the northern half of the country on Sunday, while clouds loomed over parts of the Plains, generating strong winds.
An American college student has been arrested and charged with providing material support to a Somali group that has been designated a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. government.
Who said crime doesn't pay? Maybe that's true in the real world, but it certainly isn't the case in the stock market--or at least it wasn't the case in 2003. While the S&P 500 posted a none-too-sha...
Stocks looked set to open modestly higher Wednesday as investors try to build on the prior session's merger-driven rally.
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In 1984, Oscar S. Wyatt Jr., the legendary oilman and corporate raider, made a $1.3 billion hostile bid for Houston Natural Gas Corp. Wyatt was building a network of natural-gas pipelines that wou...
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At first glance, El Paso (EP) and Enron have a lot in common. Like its fellow Houston-based company, El Paso had a sizzling energy-trading business and is battling a federal investigation into alle...
If you think companies have rededicated themselves to clear disclosure in the wake of endless corporate scandals, you'd be sorely mistaken. At least, that's what the paragraph at right suggests. It...
Fastest-growing companies Profit growth can reflect accounting for one-time events like previous-year restructuring charges (Wachovia). But some companies, like Best Buy, have delivered steady incr...
In the movie The Deer Hunter, the lead character plays a game of Russian roulette, with tragic consequences. Many investors are unknowingly making a similar gamble, thanks to the advent of so-calle...
Winter always poses a travel conundrum for me--I don't like to ski, and I go quietly out of my mind if I'm stuck on a tropical beach with nothing to do. Basically, what I want to do in winter is th...
Anyone who has been a longtime reader of this magazine knows the case for patient, conservative growth investing. And anyone who has followed this column over the past few months knows why I think ...
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Utilities used to be so square. Sure, they paid stable dividends and held their own during stormy stock markets. But compared with tech stocks, utilities were dull. Not anymore. Electric, gas and n...
In an era of technology-this and dotcom-that, it may be hard to get pumped about gas. But with natural gas prices up sharply, analysts say the industry's fundamentals are as attractive as they've b...
Besides patching together jeans, Levi Strauss has a long history of funding projects that help patch together groups of people. Project Change, an independent nonprofit originally funded by the Lev...
Question: How many analysts does it take to research a stock? The answer for shareholders in a promising company: the more the merrier. When a horde of influential Wall Street analysts descend on a...
In April, we nominated $20 billion Columbia/HCA (COL; NYSE, $33.50; 0.2% yield) as our Stock of the Month. But neither we nor the analysts we interviewed foresaw the mess the hospital management co...
When you think of the hottest stocks, what pops into your head? Biotech IPOs? Think again. Much of such sexy fare turns out to be a flash in the pan. If you want a stock with staying power, try a s...
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